The University Committee on Teaching Awards, which oversees the selection process, encouraged students to nominate faculty and graduate teaching assistants for the awards. read more
Andrew Lakis has been named executive director of the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program, the undergraduate merit scholarship program sponsored and administered by the Robertson Foundation in cooperation with the UNC and Duke University. read more
Christopher Bradford, co-founder of a pre-higher education institution in Johannesburg, will be the Morehead-Cain Foundation’s new president. He will be the foundation’s first new leader in 34 years. read more
The University on Wednesday announced that it had identified a cluster of COVID-19 cases at Carmichael Residence Hall. This cluster involves students who lived in Carmichael over winter break and were identified through evaluation testing. read more
Carolina’s chapter of Kappa Sigma fraternity has lost its house just off the campus in the wake of drug trafficking arrests that included two of its members. read more
ary Bowen ’76 (MSW), dean of the School of Social Work since 2016, plans to return to his full-time faculty role on July 1. read more
UNC General Alumni Association members have begun casting votes for candidates for the association’s Board of Directors. All Carolina Alumni members as of Jan. 1, 2021, are eligible and encouraged to vote in each race, including races… read more
The University’s efforts to limit release of sexual assault records ended on Monday as the U.S. Supreme Court denied UNC’s appeal of a May ruling. North Carolina’s highest court had ordered UNC to release the records of disciplinary… read more
Acknowledging that COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are at record levels in North Carolina and elsewhere, the University announced that there will be no in-person undergraduate classes for the first three weeks of the semester. read more
Patrick Clinch, a senior studying history and political science, has been named Carolina’s 21st Marshall Scholar. read more